Outrage Over US Military Bible Burnings In Afghanistan
The president of a US-based group helping Christians persecuted for their faith has expressed outrage that United States military personnel have burned confiscated Bibles in Afghanistan.
Christian Persecution – Asia
India Anti-Christian Group Sets Church On Fire
Evangelical Christians in India’s eastern state of Andhra Pradesh faced the difficult task Sunday, May 10, of rebuilding their church after suspected anti-Christian militants torched the building, the latest in a series of attacksagainst churches in the area, investigators said.
BREAKING NEWS: Christians Flee Taliban As Military Strikes Continue
Hundreds of thousands of people, including Christians, have fled Pakistan’s Taliban-controlled Swat Valley and nearby areas as the Pakistani military on Saturday, May 9, continued to pound suspected militant positions.
Vietnam Authorities “Halt” Construction Work On Church Land
Amid protests against reported church destructions, the city of Hanoi has ordered one of its districts to stop construction work on land claimed by the Catholic church, Worthy News monitored Thursday, May 7.
NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Taliban Militants Murder And Rape Christians
Pakistan’s military and the militant Taliban group clashed in the country’s strategic Swat Valley Wednesday, May 6, adding to fears among minority Christians and forcing thousands of civilians to flee the area.
Christians Among Executed, Tortured People in Philippines
A Protestant pastor who says he was tortured while being detained in the Philippines has warned of widespread killings and other attacks against church members in the Asian nation.
Philippines Rebels Kill Christians, report
Two men are dead and another remained missing Saturday, April 25, after some 40 Muslim militants raided the predominately Christian village of Sitio Arco in Basilan province in the southern Philippines, a Christian rights group said.
Pakistan Christians Fear Spread Of Islamic Law
Pakistani Christians and advocacy groups remained concerned Monday, April 20, that militant Muslims will impose strict Islamic law across Pakistan after parliament approved such legislation in a key area of the country, while dramatic television footage showed the flogging of a teenage girl.
Pakistan Releases Elderly Christians From Prison
Two elderly Christian men could worship in freedom Sunday, April 19, after more than two years in a Pakistani jail on charges of blasphemy.
Laos Police Destroy Village Church
Worthy News Asia Service
NOMSOMBOON, LAOS (Worthy News)– Christians in a village of Laos’ Borikhamxay province were without a church building Tuesday, April 14, as police destroyed their property as part of a crackdown on Christians in rural areas, Worthy NewsLife learned.
Pakistan Christian Journalist Facing Death Threats
A Christian journalist in Pakistan feared for his life Easter Sunday, April 12, after receiving threatening letters for publishing pro-democracy columns in a national daily and refusing to convert to Islam.
Alleged Rapists Christian Girl Declared Innocent; Baby Girl Transferred To Muslim Mother
Christian families in Pakistan’s Punjab province were seeking justice Saturday, April 11, after men suspected of raping a Christian girl were acquitted and a baby girl was taken away from her Christian father, allegedly for religious reasons.
Pakistan Christian Dies In Prison; Police Attacks Reported
A Pakistani widow wanted to know Monday, April 6, why authorities allegedly let her imprisoned Christian husband die of asthma in Pakistan’s Punjab province, while a father there complained that his Christian son was detained on “false” charges.
Pakistan Christian Killed For Refusing To Convert To Islam
An impoverished father was no longer expecting justice Thursday, April 2, over a month after his Christian son was killed in Pakistan’s troubled Pubjab province for “refusing to convert to Islam”, the latest in a series ofanti-Christian incidents in the region.
India Government Urged To Tackle Deadly Violence
Human rights investigators have urged India’s government to tackle extremist groups and to improve protection of the country’s Christian minority after “the most severe anti-Christian violence seen in post-independence India,” which killed scores of people and displaced thousands, mainly in the states of Orissa and Karnataka.
Chinese Christian Lawyer “Held Hostage” For 50 Days
Abducted Chinese Christian human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng was missing 50 days on Thursday, March 26, amid “increasing concern for his life,” human rights investigator said.
Pakistan Police Detain Five Suspects In Church Shooting
Pakistani police have detained five Muslim militants for their alleged involvement in a shooting spree at a Presbyterian Church, which killed at least one woman and injured several worshipers, a key investigator told Worthy News Saturday March 21.
Thousands Of North Korean Christians Receive Food And Secret Training
Thousands of North Korean Christians have received food and Christian education from a major Western organization, despite fresh attempts by North Korea’s leadership to crackdown on foreign aid, Worthy News established Wednesday, March 18.
EU Concerned Over Detention Of Christian In Vietnam
The executive branch of the European Union is “closely monitoring” the case of detained Vietnamese Christian Puih H´Bat amid mounting concerns over her whereabouts, Worthy News learned Saturday, March 14.
Pakistan Academy Dismisses Christian Teacher, Students Over Bible Row
A Christian teacher says he has been dismissed and two students suspended from an academy in Pakistan’s Punjab province over allegations they “humiliated Islam” and “blessed the Jewish descendants” of Abraham, the Biblical arch-father of the people of Israel.